Copycat Chick fil A Superfood Salad

You’ll love how easily you can make this Copycat Chick fil A Superfood Salad at home! Only a few ingredients, a couple of minutes and you can have a huge bowl all to yourself.

I am not really into fast food restaurants but one we visit often is Chick fil A. My husband likes their food, my kid love that they get to play in their play area after they eat, which is very convenient especially during winter, and I like that they offer a healthier fast-food option compared to others fast-food restaurants.

A few weeks ago we stopped by to eat lunch and we were informed that the traditional Coleslaw salad was replaced for a “Superfood Side”. Oh boy!!… My husband was super disappointed, that salad was one of his favorite sides. Thank goodness the manager was kind enough to give us the recipe to make it at home. Anyway. We overcame our disappointment and decided to give the new salad a try. And to make a long story short, ever since I tried it I’ve been obsessed with it.

This salad is very straightforward! Kale, broccollini, dried cherries, and roasted nuts. The real secret, in my opinion, is the vinaigrette. I figured I could do a few test runs to find the perfect copycat recipe of my own. So… guess what? I figured it out and it’s spot on!

The vinaigrette is delicious, however, it’s not a copy of Chick-fil-a’s maple (theirs definitely has a strong onion flavor and no lemon). That being said, we loved the lemony goodness of this one, and it pairs very well with a seafood dish. The recipe is a keeper!

I made this for Mother’s Day after my mother in law requested “That new chick fil a salad.” I have never tried the restaurant one, but if it’s anything like this recipe (my MIL and sister in law said it is spot on!!) I will always be getting it from now on. This is a fabulous recipe and is so incredibly simple. I used finely chopped broccoli, with the stalk, in place of broccolini because my grocery store doesn’t carry the later veg. It was superb.

I’ve never lefts comments before, but I just wanted to thank you for the recipe. I was obsessed with Chick’s super salad. I had it while away on vacation. And since I don’t have a Chick Fil A near me…
Even my son asked for seconds!!!!! Seriously!!!! Thank you. ????

I’ve made this like 4x already and it’s pretty fantastic so thanks for sharing. Maybe some helpful things that might benefit other users that I’ve found in my experimenting:

1. Tried blanching- It made it too wet and soggy despite my best efforts to drain and paper towel dry it (did this twice).
2. Tried raw- The kale was too stiff for me this way.
3. Pour hot water over Kale- I did blanch the broccolini and I washed the Kale as normal and used the hot water from blanching to pour over kale and I think this was just perfect!

The vinaigrette is good too, not exact, but pretty close! Also, for the topping I used a short cut and bought the Sahale Snacks brand “Valdosta Pecans” glazed mix.

I recently fell in love with this salad and I’m making it as I type this. I could not find bocolini in the store. I even went to wholefoods. I did however, find broccoli rabe. I just chopped it up leaves and all and threw it in. Tastes fine to me!

love this recipe! I make a huge bowl and take for lunches & I find it to be perfect. As far as the blanching debate goes, don’t (unless that’s your thing…if so…carry on)! if it’s too rough, try giving the kale a little “massage” this will break down the cells and make it softer. You will actually be able to see the greens turning a darker color. Chick-fil-a’s probably sits in their dressing for a day so that’s why you get a nice soft green. Hope that helps others!

I agree with “massaging” the kale with a tiny bit of salt. It does make it so tender. When it’s massaged enough (doesn’t take long), the kale turns a bright green color. I do rinse off the salt and pat the kale dry. Delicious!

Love it! Now we can enjoy “superfood” twice as often for half the price! Didn’t have dried cherries, but craisins (nuked with a little o.j.) was a good substitute. I’ll be returning to this recipe often — thanks for sharing!

I am literally sitting here in Chick-fil-A trying to figure out how to make this salad and dressing at home and I stumbled on your site. Thank you! We don’t have the superfood salad on the menu in our area, and we just visited this one while on vacation. I can’t wait to try this when I get home. Thanks!

While I found several recipes for a “look-alike”, yours sounded best! Now that I’ve made it, am here to say “WOW” – it’s great. Thanks so much for putting in the leg work to create the recipe! Along the way I’ve learned about rapini (because I clearly forgot about broccolini) – not a candidate for the superfood salad, but a great addition to a healthy diet.